News & Press Releases

Priory Boss Headlines Yorkshire Care Conference (05-Aug-2008)
Philip Scott, chief executive of The Priory Group is the keynote speaker at a Care Sector conference organised and hosted by Lee & Priestley LLP. The event is taking place at the Thorpe Suite, Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa in Leeds on Friday 26 September.

Surviving the Hard Times - Dealing with Employment Costs in Business (04-Aug-2008)
Lee & Priestley LLP is offering the region’s employers cutting edge advice on how to manage their employment costs in increasingly difficult trading conditions. In this free briefing on Tuesday 23 September 2008, the Leeds law firm’s ‘Employmentworks’ team will consider a variety of remedies that can be considered by employers seeking to control or reduce costs during the current period of economic downturn.

Lawyers Hit the Books at Local Schools (18-Jul-2008)
Volunteers from Leeds law firm Lee & Priestley LLP have gone back to the classroom to help local children improve their reading skills. The scheme, set up and run through the Learning Partnership, aims to help improve reading standards in primary schools, with particularly emphasis on schools in inner city Leeds. 

Leeds Law Firm Advises in Major Art Logistics Deal (01-Apr-2008)
Leeds law firm Lee & Priestley LLP has played a leading role in the £10 million sale of Momart International Limited, the UK’s leading fine art logistics group, to Falkland Islands Holdings PLC (FIH).

Leeds Law Firm Hosts First Regional Monetary Policy Committee (05-Mar-2008)
The first regional shadow monetary policy committee, the brainchild of Leeds law firm Lee & Priestley LLP, came together to discuss its views on the Yorkshire economy and decide if an interest rate change would be beneficial to the region.Members include the top regional people from the Institute of Directors, Trades Union Congress, Federation of Small Businesses, Institute of Chartered Accountants and Leeds Financial Services Initiative. 

Four New Associates at Lee & Priestley (13-Feb-2008)
Lee & Priestley LLP has promoted four of its solicitors to Associate status.

Is Size Discrimination an Employment Issue? (01-Feb-2008)
Lee & Priestley LLP is warning the region’s employers to take the issue of size discrimination seriously or risk the possibility of landing in hot water with an employment tribunal.